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| Q&A |
Questions people ask... Perguntas que as pessoas fazem... |
| Will you e-mail us the certified translation as an attachment? |
I am researching this, as federal rules are changing. Most of what I produce
are paper translations stamped and initialed on the back of each sheet,
but you will certainly receive at least two copies. Because we are sometimes
in another country, we are trying to arrange translation exchanges with
other translators certified by ATA examination from Portuguese into English,
but right now a judge or attorney would have to request an electronic certified
translation, and it would still include the originals. |
| Do you also translate Spanish to English? |
Yes I also translate Spanish-language birth, marriage and death certificates into English as certified
translations. And I am certified from Spanish into English by ATA examination.
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| Will I get a postal tracking number? |
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In the US I buy a postal receipt showing sender and addressee. It shows
the exact date when I sent the translation at the post office, and the
destination. Express mail costs about ten times as much as first-class
mail, and overnight courier service about thirty times as much. Mail from
Brazil to the US takes about ten days no matter what. |
| I own a translation agency and we need a birth certificate translated |
Sorry, but no. I only do those for the owners of the documents, their relatives
or attorneys. |
How much do you charge for a birth certificate translation? |
Ask me again when both of us are looking at the same document. |
| I am instructed to get what they call a "word-for-word" translation |
Sorry, but that expression is a non-objective label invented to deny licences
to foreign practitioners by claiming there is something wrong with the
translation of their professional qualifications. I do thought-for-thought
and meaning-for-meaning translations. Computers do word-for-word substitutions
and you can see the unwanted results everywhere. Under no circumstances
will I translate documents to be submitted to gatekeeper organizations
tasked with excluding foreign practitioners from Canada or the State of
New Mexico. |
I am instructed to get what they call a
"literal" translation |
Sorry, but in the industry "literal" is synonymous with "incompetent"
and no legitimate agency or certified translator advertises or offers such
a thing. Only gatekeeper organizations whose job it is to keep foreign
competitors out of the profession use such terminology in requirement stipulations
that they are careful to hide from search engines. (The image on the right,
click to magnify, is a search made October 11, 2013). Medical practitioners
are urged to report conspiracy offences against Canada's Competition Act
to the Competition Bureau, Canada´s antitrust enforcement agency. |
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| I am an attorney and need my client's personal documents translated |
Fine. Please fax or provide images of the documents, tell me when you want them delivered and include your contact info. Scanned images
may be sent to  which accepts large files. I can also provide you the names of other attorneys
familiar with my work, and I do accept credit cards. |
| I need a sworn translation for the Brazilian government |
If by that they mean tradução juramentada, Thelma Sabim has the license and title of Public Translator and Business Interpreter.
Ask at your nearest Brazilian Consulate whether they must handle the document
first. Sometimes they "legalize" a document for a fee as part
of the procedure for producing the official translation. There is a similar
procedure for a power-of-attorney binding in Brazil. |
